Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 20, 2014)

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What popular TV show is represented below?



MyForgottenChildhoodSweetheart.doc

MyOldCollegeGirlfriend.exe

MyDivorcedWife.bat





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Microwave killed my shrubs…

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Yasuke, a 16th century African who traveled to Japan…

Yasuke, a 16th century African who traveled to Japan as a slave, caused such a sensation that a powerful warlord wished to see him. He thought his black skin was paint and ordered it to be scrubbed. However, they became friends and Yasuke was later given the prestigious rank of Samurai.

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Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who speaks 10 languages…

Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who speaks 10 languages and has the rare capability to explain how his brain works, says numbers have shape, color, and texture. 289 is ugly, 333 attractive, and pi is beautiful. He holds the European record for reciting pi from memory to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes.

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The “real” Christopher Robin, of whom the…

The “real” Christopher Robin, of whom the “Winnie the Pooh” stories were inspired by, actually hated the books, and resented his father for writing them.

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The Chinese government “encouraged” the country…

The Chinese government “encouraged” the country’s tallest female basketball player to marry the country’s tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.

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Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito…

Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito 22 times. Tito then wrote a letter in reply saying: “Stop sending people to kill me. If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second.”

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In 1998 Sean Penn was taken hostage in a police…

In 1998 Sean Penn was taken hostage in a police department holding cell and dragged outside by gunpoint only to learn the whole thing was an elaborate prank by Woody Harrelson.

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In a brain scan, feelings of being in love…

In a brain scan, feelings of being in love and being on cocaine look almost identical.

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We are still making scientific discoveries…

We are still making scientific discoveries about water because it is so bizarre. Water ice has 15 different phases, and there is now a strange, “quasicrystal” form when the ice is only 2 molecule layers thick.

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Today in History for 19th October 2014

Historical Events

1888 - Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs

1917 - Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.

1954 - Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs

1969 - Oakland Darryle Lamonica passes for 6 touchdowns vs Buffalo (50-21)

1974 - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90)

1983 - Phila Flyers begin 13 NHL game win streak

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Famous Birthdays

1932 - Robert Reed, Highland Park Ill, actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse)

1942 - Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney

1943 - Robin Greville Holloway, composer

1947 - Wilbert Hart, US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I)

1965 - Brad Daugherty, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)

1979 - Randy Spelling, Los Angeles California, (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach)

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Famous Deaths

1888 - Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38

1964 - Maurice Gosfield, actor (Doberman-Phil Silvers Show), dies at 51

1994 - Oldrich Cernik, Czechoslovakia premier (1968-70), dies at 72

2004 - Elliott Smith, American Singer Songwriter(b. 1969)

2012 - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian professional road racing cyclist, dies from an aneurysm at 91

2013 - Noel Harrison, British singer and actor, dies from a heart attack at 79

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